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Quincy
Following Quincy Jones who is a standout amongst the most acclaimed symbols in the field of music, he is a record maker, vocalist and film maker. He has made much accomplishment in his profession since its starting about sixty years prior. In this narrative film we see subtle elements from his own life and how he has accomplished his present position.
29 April 1899, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
29 August 1958, Gary, Indiana, USA
21 August 1904, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
14 March 1933, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
24 March 1930, Beech Grove, Indiana, USA
October 21, 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina, USA
March 27, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, USA
12 November 1945, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1 August 1960, Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA
26 March 1944, Detroit, Michigan, USA
18 May 1920, Wadowice, Malopolskie, Poland
5 March 1940, San Antonio, Texas, USA
September 10, 2018
Drawing on extraordinary archival footage and intimate moments shot over the last five years, Jones and co-director Alan Hicks paint a human portrait of this larger-than-life figure.September 10, 2018
It's an enjoyable and intermittently revelatory documentary that does a fine job of celebrating its subject's accomplishments while never quite achieving the degree of intimacy that it strives for.September 11, 2018
Tireless, ultra-talented and exceedingly charismatic, he emerges as a survivor in a film that spends too much time on his accolades and not enough on deciphering what makes this treasure of an octogenarian tick.September 11, 2018
In Rashida Jones's documentary tribute to her own father, Quincy Jones, we see previous tributes to the legendary producer, which is just some next level redundancy.September 17, 2018
In 'Quincy', a legend is able to climb down from the pedestal he's been on for so long and gather us all around him for a story about a man who loved music.September 18, 2018
Marriages, children, an aneurysm and drinking problem fill out the warts-and-all bio/doc. In so many ways, Quincy is an integral part of American history.September 20, 2018
His triumphs from the earliest points of his career onward are exhilarating; the racism he is obliged to endure throughout is infuriating.September 16, 2018
Broad but slick and superficial biographical documentary, only as deep as his adoring daughter was willing to go in making it.September 13, 2018
This documentary on his life's work offers a personalized glimpse into a bygone world of entertainment and the legacy of racism that black artists still grapple with today.September 10, 2018
For those unfortunate souls who only know Jones as the producer of "Thriller" or, more recently, a giver of deliriously entertaining interviews, "Quincy" presents a streamlined and convincing case for taking a much deeper dive into his accomplishments.September 20, 2018
A comprehensive, loving, and yet surprisingly clear-eyed documentary portrait...September 18, 2018
Rashida Jones and Alan Hick take the helm to pull off the incredible task with flying colors to embark on this deep and thoughtful examination of Quincy Jones and his life.